Walter Hutson Olds passed away peacefully in the early afternoon of June 1, 2018 at the age of 80 years in Sugar Land, Texas.

Born in Gary, Indiana on April 28, 1938, and a native of Crown Point, Indiana, Walter attended Indiana University and earned a Master’s degree in Education Administration from the University of Chicago. After serving as an educator and principal in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois, Walter moved to Texas, where he concluded his nearly 50 year career as a classroom teacher, science specialist, and technology specialist at A.J. Martin Elementary.

Walter devoted over 20 years to teaching robotics for the Houston Museum of Natural Science during the summers. He also had a passion for training his Miniature Schnauzer, for which he won many awards, as well as architectural history, as he frequently enjoyed homes tours and was a member of several historic foundations and preservation societies. Having been involved in music since his childhood, Walter was a member of Indiana University’s Marching Hundred and taught clarinet lessons in high school. As an adult, he enjoyed singing in church choirs and was an avid supporter of The Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas.

Walter loved to learn, and he loved to teach. He selflessly lived his life for others, reaching out and inspiring students and peers as an educator, as a youth group director, and as a friend. He will be lovingly remembered by the countless lives he touched.

Walter was preceded in death by his mother, Geneva D. Olds, and his grandmother, Edith L. Wilson. He is survived by his church family, who tended to his needs late in life, and his longtime friend, Jason Ritchie.

A memorial service honoring Walter’s life will be held on June 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM at First United Methodist Church Missouri City, 3900 Lexington Boulevard, Missouri City, TX, 77459 with Rev. Marty Vershel officiating.

Memorial donations may be made to the music ministry of First United Methodist Church Missouri City.

Thomas Joseph Whelan III, 61, died unexpectedly at his home in Richmond, Texas, on Thursday, February 8th.  Better known by his family as Tommy, he was born January 29, 1957 in Denver, Colorado.  His parents, Thomas Jr. and Patricia Whelan would later move to Wichita Falls where Tommy graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1975, and then from Midwestern State University in 1979.  At Notre Dame, Tommy was active in the Boy Scouts, played soccer, and loved playing in the high school band.

At MSU, Tommy’s major was radiologic technology and he was recognized with the Mallinckrodt Award for scholastic excellence and also was the recipient of the Carter McGregor Health Science scholarship.  He would later join as a associate faculty member while at the same time participating the Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Music fraternity where he served as treasurer.

Tommy loved adventure and camping, spelunking, sky diving.  He was a licensed pilot and flew himself to many speaking engagements.  This all worked in his favor with his love for science, travel, and educating others.  Several times his expertise took him to Central America on “Mercy” trips teaching others about the equipment they needed in sonography.  He was sought after as an educator in the fields of echocardiography, abdominal OBGYN, vascular ultrasound, emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound from different parts of the world including Egypt, China, Qatar, Arabia and he even taught at Harvard.  Currently he was employed as a ultra-sonographer for AMN Health Services.

Tommy is survived by his wife, Jennifer whom he married in Athens, Texas, and one son, Trevor Joseph Whelan.  His mother Patricia Disheroon and step-dad, John, and his step-mother, Annie Whelan all live in Wichita Falls.  He was preceded in death by his brothers, Grady and Michael, one sister Susan Marie and his grandparents Grady and Marie Cantrell, and also his father who died just a month ago.

The funeral liturgy will be celebrated Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Chapel at 11:30 a.m. with Deacon Jim Bindel as celebrant.

The family has requested that memorials be made to the Notre Dame High School Band.

Gerald Edward Bradshaw met his Savior Jesus Christ face to face on December 16, 2017. There to greet him as well, were his wife Jeanette, sister Allene, parents Claude and Nell, and a rich heritage of family and friends who shared his love of the Lord.

Gerald was born on May 20, 1926 with twin Allene Bradshaw in Memphis, Tennessee. Gerald and his family moved back home in 1938 and he was graduated from Stillwater High School in May 1944 followed by enlistment in the Army Air Corps where he was stationed in Germany with occupational forces. Following V-E Day, Gerald returned to Stillwater, finished his Business degree and was graduated from Oklahoma A&M College in 1949.

His business career in Stillwater formally began upon graduation from OAMC when he joined the Henry Campbell Insurance Agency. Gerald purchased the agency in 1953 and owned and operated it for 60 of its 83 years in existence. In 1956 he married Anna Jeanette Foster and enjoyed fifty-seven fabulous years with his soulmate.

As a young and engaged businessman in Stillwater, Gerald thrived on projects where vision and resources were needed. He and his father Claude were instrumental in the establishment of the Baptist Student Union on the Oklahoma State campus in 1965, which is still serving OSU students today. Bradshaw served the business community in a variety of leadership roles, including Chamber of Commerce, Board of Education, Oklahoma Jaycees, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, American Legion, Masonic Lodge, Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, First and Eagle Heights Baptist Churches as well as through the work of the Stillwater Industrial Authority and Payne County Economic Development board.

Father of three, Gerald modeled the importance of civic engagement, balanced with an unwavering and steadfast support of his family and friends. Gerald will be missed by many, including son David Bradshaw and eldest daughter Ann Bradshaw of Houston, daughter and son-in-law Sara and Steve Ray and their children Adam and Katie of Stillwater as well as countless extended family and friends.

Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers are encouraged to be given to the Stillwater Community Center Foundation, Stillwater Christian School, Stillwater Medical Center Foundation or the Foster-Bradshaw Family Scholarship at Oklahoma Baptist University.

A celebration of Geralds life will be held at Eagle Heights Baptist Church, in Stillwater, Oklahoma at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 21 with a reception following. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 and Wednesday, December 20, 2017 from 9:00am to 8:00pm at the funeral home. Arrangements under the care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home.

Mark S. Kelly, 91, of Bowling Green, Ohio passed away Monday November 20, 2017.

Mark S. Kelly, Director of Bands Emeritus served Bowling Green (Ohio) State University as Director of Bands from 1966 to 1994. Following service in the navy in the Pacific during WWII he attended the University of Iowa. Prior to coming to BGSU, Mr. Kelly taught for fifteen years in the Iowa communities of Clarinda and Centerville and one year at the University of Iowa as a Graduate Assistant Director ofBands.

His services as a conductor/clinician were widely sought and the BGSU Symphonic Band, under his direction, appeared regularly on state, regional and national conference stages. He kept track and looked forward to following the lives and careers of the students.

He held membership in many professional music organizations and served as President of both the American Bandmasters Association and the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic. Upon his retirement, the BGSU Board of Trustees, by way of student nomination, voted to name the instrumental rehearsal room, the Mark S. Kelly Instrumental Rehearsal Hall.

He was preceded in death by his parents Frank L. Kelly and Lulu E. Graham Kelly and his wife, Helen Kelly. He is survived by daughters Karen Kelly (Van Wert), Martha (Bruce) Jewell, Bowling Green and Barb (Allen) Hayden, Bowling Green. Grand children are Andrew Jewell, Alex Jewell, Stephen Hayden and Kelly Hayden.

A memorial service will be held next summer. Dunn Funeral Home, 408 West Wooster St. in Bowling Green is assisting the family with arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Bandmasters Association Foundation, also, through the BGSU advancement fund, the Mark S. Kelly Scholarship, or, the Helen Kelly Service Above Self scholarship.

To share an online condolence or fond memory with the Kelly family, please visit
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David R. Wilburn of Glendive, Montana, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2017 after dealing with cancer for two years. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. and from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Silha Funeral Home in Glendive. A wake will follow at 7:00 P.M. with Deacon Bob Ackerman officiating. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glendive with Father Francis Schreiber, Father Dan Berg, and Deacon Bob Ackerman officiating. Rite of Committal will be held in St. John’s Cemetery in Beach, North Dakota. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements.

David married Colette Samuels in Beach in 1974. They lived in Denver, Colorado for eight years before moving to Glendive, where he and Colette ran an insurance business for the last 35 years.

David was preceded in death by his father; and one brother.

David is survived by his wife of 43 years, Colette; his children Suzette (Elliott) Sondag of Houston, Texas, John (Laura) Wilburn of Lakewood, Colorado, Paul (Mandie) Wilburn of West Fargo, North Dakota, and Bryan (Maura) Wilburn of Fargo; 10 grandchildren; and his mother, sister, and three brothers, all of Texas.
Memorials in David’s name are suggested to St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, 1141 North University Drive, Fargo, ND 58102.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhome.com.

Roderick Lemont Cameron, 22, of Durham, died Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Duke University Hospital. He was the son of Calvin and Anita Cameron and the brother of Jamison Cameron (Elizabeth).

He was a 2013 graduate of Southern High School, where he was a member of the Spartan Legion Marching Band, FBLA, and PTSA. He attended Winston-Salem State University, where he was a Management Information Systems major, a member of the Red Sea of Sound Marching Band, and a member of the Kappa Lambda Chapter of KKPSI national band fraternity.

He was an active member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, where he served as choir member, usher, missionary, Sunday School student, musician, and church league athlete.

In addition to his parents and brother, he is survived by one niece, one nephew, six aunts, and one uncle.

Funeral services for Roderick will be held Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 1007 South Roxboro Street, Durham, at 12 noon with the Rev. Jerome J. Washington, Ph.D. officiating. The family visitation will start at 11:00 AM. Interment will be at Glenview Memorial Park.

Arrangements are entrusted to Scarborough & Hargett Celebration of Life Center, Inc. Online condolences may be expressed at www.scarboroughhargettcelebration.com

Published in HeraldSun from Nov. 5 to Nov. 6, 2017

A memorial service to honor the life of William Patrick “Pat” Wylie, 76, of Camden, SC, will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Grace Episcopal Church. Pat died Monday, September 11, 2017. Rev. Pickett Wall and The Very Rev. S. Scott Hunter will officiate. Kilts and other appropriate Scottish Attire are welcomed. The family will receive friends from 4:30-6:00 PM Friday, September 15, 2017 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Episcopal Church, 1315 Lyttleton Street, Camden, SC or the James K. Copenhaver Alumni Band Scholarship Fund c/o USC School of Music.

Born in Greenville, SC, Pat was the son of the late William Brown Wylie and Frances Stewart Wylie of Pickens, SC. He attended Furman University in Greenville, SC, meeting the love of his life, Nancy Carlton, and receiving a B.A. in Music Education. Following this, he served in the US Army as an officer in the Adjutant General Corps. Pat started his public education career as Band Director at Slater-Marietta High School while still completing his degree at Furman University. He then was the Band Director at Airport High School and R. H. Fulmer Junior High School. He was the first white teacher at Lakeview High School in Lexington County District #2, thus beginning the integration process in that district. His Masters in Music Education was from the University of South Carolina where became Associate Director of Bands. From 1972 until retirement in 1997, he taught at Camden Middle School as Band Director, He assisted with the Camden High School Scarlet Regiment with Bill Basden and Robert Wertz. Following his retirement from public education, he continued to serve the music community with Pecknel Music. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, serving throughout the years as the choir director and as the first Verger to serve in that Parish.

Pat dedicated his life to the education of our youth and to the development of the arts. He served his profession on national and state levels including the National Band Association Board of Directors and is a Past President of the SCBDA. He was selected as a member of the Hall of Fame of the SCBDA, the SCMEA and Phi Beta Mu Music Fraternity. He was awarded the NBA Citation of Excellence for performance numerous times. He held memberships in Phi Beta Mu, National Band Association, South Carolina Band Directors Association, South Carolina Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, and is a lifetime member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity. He founded and conducted the Camden Community Concert Band, and conducted the Camden Rotary Singers. Many of his community and school groups performed for numerous professional organizations, and at the Lord Mayor’s New Year’s Extravaganza at Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. Many young musicians across the Southeast were influenced by his affiliation with the University of South Carolina Band program. For many years, he, with his wife Nancy, was responsible for operation of USC music camps and USC music clinics for 25 years. In addition, he served as conductor of musical groups at Music Clinics and Summer Band Camps, as a mentor to University students and student participants and as a regular announcer for concerts. Pat was the Voice of the Carolina Band. He loved his family, his friends, his church, and the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Mr. Wylie is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Nancy Carlton Wylie; son, Carl “Chris” Wylie (Kim) of Mauldin; daughter, Beth Wylie Poag (Charlie) of Sumter; grandchildren, Nancy Holroyd “Holly” Poag and James Patrick “Jack” Poag; and nieces and nephews, Emma, Sam, Adam and Seth; brothers-in-law, Robert C. Carlton of Grand Rapids, MI and David L. Carlton of Nashville, TN.

Pat was predeceased by his brother, James Thomas Wylie.

Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.  Online condolences may be sent to the Wylie family by visiting www.kornegayfuneral.com

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James Robert Droddy II 20, of Kingston, Oklahoma passed away too soon Tuesday evening, August 29, 2017 north of Tishomingo, Oklahoma. He was born on May 30, 1997 in Denton, Texas to Jim Robert Droddy and Vicki Kay Reagan Droddy. A KHS Alumni member, Jimbo graduated from Kington High School in 2015 with honors and served as senior class president. He was attending East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma where he majored in accounting and played the tuba in the marching band and was treasurer for Kappa Kappa Si. Jimbo was an extremely talented musician and was loved by all. His quiet nature and genuine personality touched many souls and will leave a huge hole in our hearts as everyone who knew him will truly mourn his passing.

He is survived by:
Parents:                Jim and Vicki Droddy, Kingston, Oklahoma
Siblings:               Jarod Droddy, Kingston, Oklahoma and Lizzie Droddy, Kingston, Oklahoma
Grandparents:    Steve and Barbara Goolsby, Denton, Texas and Arlene Droddy and Steve Brown, Denton, Texas
Great-Grandmother:     Jessie Reagan, Quitaque, Texas
Aunts:                   Adrienne Morrow and husband Harry, Everett, Washington and Amber Koiner and husband Bubba, Bowie Texas
Uncles:                 Richmond Goolsby and wife Leanne, Celina, Texas; Rick Reagan and wife Robin, Hudson Oaks, Texas; Josh Goolsby and wife Jenna, Arlington, Texas; Don Droddy and wife Jennifer, Providence Village, Texas; and Ronny Droddy, Denton, Texas

Numerous cousins.

Jimbo was predeceased by his grandfathers, Donald Floyd Droddy II and Ernest Lee Reagan.